Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-11-19

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Union, Eau Claire County, with most of the
contents, was destroyed by fire the other
night Loss, S., 500; insurance, So, OOO
A fve-year- daughter of George Jirtle,
of Clay Banks, died recently of infamma-
ton caused by a beech-nut lodging in her
throat
Centeryille wants a harbor and the people
have subscribed 81, 900 to start with and
will appeal to Congress for an appropria-
tion.
MICHIGAN.
Wyandotte is excited over the striking Of
natural gas at depth of fifteen hundred
feet
Chief-of Police Winrey, of jackson, has
declared war on the gambling places in that
city.
Louis Maquis, sailor arrested at Chey-
boygan last winter and placed in jaIl on
charge of larceny, broke from his prison in
the spring. Late the other night the sheriff
went on board the schooner Belle Hans
comb end found the escaped prisoner. He
was locked up
j. A Bacot a prominent citizen of Hayes
township, Charlevoix County, took Paris
green by mistake recently and died in
short time.
The Grand Rapids Board of Trade was for
mally organized the other night. President,
George G. Briggs; Secretary, a. D. G. Van
asmus.
Joseph II. Chandler, of Chicago, few
days ago secured a Michigan State deed to
forty acres of swamp. land, which embrace
the ground of the Calumet & Hecla Mining
Company. The fling of the document
created a great sensation at Houghton.
Lawyers do not think he has chance of
getting the property.
Sands q Maxwell, of Prentiss Bay, have
sold to Wolf Bros, of Evart, their entire
plant. consisting of saw and single mills,
100000 feet of standing pine, $780,
600 feet of lumber, 100000 shingles,
100000 feet of log in boom, and other
stock. The consideration was 1921 OO0
The other night a Touring and saw mill
at Mayville, owned by A L. Bryant, was
burned. Loss, $40, 600; no insurance.
4 Finnish school has been opened at Ish-
peming. Rev. O. K. A. Jurwa, pastor of the
Finnish Lutheran church, is in charge of
the school
The Young Mems Christian Association at
Coldwatcr is so prosperous that they have
begun to publish monthly paper.
A young son of Jere Penoyer, of Rockland,
ago.
Judge Bunce, of Port Huron, celebrated
his one hundredth birthday few days ago.
McHose & Talbot's Touring mills at Vassar
were destroyed by fire the other night
The flames spread to a cooper shop and
dwelling, and both were consumed Loss,
$62. OOO insurance, $50, 500.
G. H. Fargo & Co., of Chicago, have &C.
cepted a proposition and will move their
satisfactory plant to Jackson.
Estella, Gratiot County, has had its name
changed by the supervisors to Sumner.
MINNESOTA.
The Sisters of Mercy recently sold their
hospital at South Minneapolis at loss of
$15, 900.
Major A. n. Reip, of Duluth, has gone to
Washington, where he will hereafter reside.
He recently secured a divorce from his wife
and gave her 100000.
Isaac N Cardozo, who died at St Paul q
few days ago, was senior United States Com
missioner. He was born at Richmond, Va ,
in 1920, and was appointed to his position
by Judge Nelson in 1858.
Judge L. w. Collins, of st. Cloud, has been
appointed to fill the vacancy on the su-
preme bench of Minnesota caused by the
death of Judge Berry
Fred Bickell, the bank robber, arrived in
Duluth the other night in charge of Will
lam A Pinkerton, and was lodged in Jail
All the money stolen 1924, 500 was recov-
cred except $305.
The gospel army, which has been STA
toned at Red Wing since last August, has
been obliged to disband. Financial embar-
rassment was the cause
A dynamite bomb was discovered at Min
neapolis few days ago and created some
alarm.
John 81. Webber, a young man in the en-
ploy of the Northern Pacific Express Com
pany in St Paul, disappeared a few days
ago, taking with him SIS, 600 left Tor ship
ment to Western points.
dozen tenants of building in Mime
/ apolis sustained losses by fire aggregating
$50, 900 few evenings ago.
The fifth district convention of post
masters decided to request Congressman
Nelson to aid in securing an increase in
saleries and allowances of third and fourth
class postmasters
The order confirming the sale of all eff
fects of the Northwestern Manufacturing d
Car Company at Saltwater has been signed
! by Judge McCluer. The property is valued
at Sc, 100000.
By an order issued by the Board of Rail
road and Warehouse Commissioners the
| passenger-rate on all roads in the State is
| placed at three cents mile. This order,
| however, affects but two roads, the Mani
toba and Northern Pacific, the other roads
| having been charging that rate since June,
1856
| N. J. Parks, whose daughter e.oped with
her uncle. George Resn.ch, returned to his
home in Perham the other morning, hay
ing captured both runaways at Litchfeld.
They were not married. but were living to-
gether.
| DAKOTA.
A pressed-brick company at Yankton is
turning out twenty five Thousand brick pei
day by artesian water power.
I A terrible prairie fire sweet Coteaux the
! other night, destroying thousands of dol
lars worth of property.
/ Commissioner of Immigration Mcclure
gives notice that his Office will hereafter be
at Pierre instead of Bismarck
/ Persons south of Mandan recently re
! ported the narrow escape of the Govern
ment buildings at Fort Yates from prairie
fires Several bodies of Indians on the
Sioux reservation which had been buried
on raised platforms, as is the custom of the
TRIBE were burned The Riverside Ranch
Company lost three hundred tons of hay,
| and good many settlers lost all their hay
and other property
Mayor NJ Fl. Rowley is reported to have
been appointed register of the land Office
at Mitchell He is president of the Secur.
! ity Bank and one of the Oldest residents oil
the city.
One hundred women voted at Sioux Falls
at the recent election.
A call has been issued for a convention tt